Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is facing accusations he tried to launch a conspiracy tying former special counsel Jack Smith to others who prosecuted President Trump — a line of questioning that unwound when the senator apparently confused two basketball teams.

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“Somebody didn’t do their homework,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told The Hill.

“I’m a trial lawyer by profession. You get it right, or don’t do it.”

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[–] [S] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

His lackluster, average American reading level response:

“We had information, of course, about him being at a basketball game,” the Missouri Republican told Nexstar affiliate KTVI St. Louis later Tuesday. “The only NBA game going on that night was in Atlanta on Feb. 2 of 2024. His team had talked about that. He answered the question.”

“My job is to ask the questions, and his job is to answer the questions,” he added.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    It turns out that the community long found on Reddit and also in the Fediverse is totally wrong.

    There ARE some stupid questions.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I know it's not just me? I mean if it was my job to ask questions of possibly The Top Prosecutor in the country, I sure would want to make sure to ask the right questions. Schmitt made himself a laughing stock. smh

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